Cognitive Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Cognitive Science B.S. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz)
Cognition: Fundamental Theories
Take at De Anza College: PSYC 3
Mathematical Methods for Economists I
Take at De Anza College: MATH 12
Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Calculus with Applications
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1AH or MATH 1A
Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or SOC 15 or PSYC 15 or POLI 20
Statistics
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or PSYC 15 or SOC 15 or MATH 217 or MATH 17 or POLI 20
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or MATH 217 or MATH 17
Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Computer Systems and C Programming
Take at De Anza College: CIS 22B or CIS 22BH or CIS 26A
Beginning Programming in Python
Take at De Anza College: CIS 40 or CIS 41A
Programming Abstractions: Python
Take at De Anza College: CIS 22CH or CIS 22C
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.